Swimming pools in Palmdale: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Palmdale Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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Pool barrier	No openings larger than 50 square inches, except doors or gates. § 8.08.330 · code text with no openings except doors or gates, with an area greater than 50 square inches A rectangular opening may be larger if no horizontal side exceeds 4 inches. Applies: Applies to rectangular openings no more than 4 inches wide. § 8.08.330 · code text except that a rectangular opening having no horizontal dimension exceeding four inches may have a greater area. Posts at least 3 by 3 inches, spaced no more than 10 feet on center. Applies: Applies to wood fences. § 8.08.340 · code text Wood fences shall have posts not less than three inches by three inches, spaced not over 10 feet on centers Posts set at least 18 inches into the ground. Applies: Applies to wood fences. § 8.08.340 · code text and embedded at least 18 inches into the ground. Boards at least ½ inch thick, fastened to at least 2 rails of at least 2 by 3 inches. Applies: Applies to wood fences. § 8.08.340 · code text Fencing shall be at least one-half inch in thickness and fastened securely to at least two rails not less than two inches by three inches in cross-section. Wire mesh of at least 11-gauge galvanized steel. Applies: Applies to wire fences. § 8.08.350 · code text Wire fences shall be constructed of wire mesh of not less than 11 gauge galvanized steel wire Wire-fence supports must be one-and-one-fourth-inch-diameter galvanized pipe spaced no more than 10 feet on centers. Applies: wire fences § 8.08.350 · code text supported on one-and-one-fourth-inch diameter galvanized pipe spaced not over 10 feet on centers. Posts set at least 12 inches into concrete-filled holes at least 6 inches wide and 18 inches deep. Applies: Applies to wire fences. § 8.08.350 · code text Posts shall be embedded at least 12 inches into concrete fill-in holes not less than six inches in diameter and 18 inches in depth.
Barrier height	At least 5 feet tall. Applies: Measured on the side of the fence or wall away from the pool. § 8.08.330 · code text The fence, wall, or other structure required by this article shall be not less than five feet high, measured from the existing surface to the top of the fence or wall on the side of the fence or wall opposite the side towards the pool
Gates	Doors and gates must fully fill the opening and stay closed and latched when the pool is not in use. § 8.08.400 · code text All doors or gates shall be of such size as to completely fill any opening in the fence or wall. The owner or person in possession of the premises on which the swimming pool exists shall keep the doors and gates closed and securely latched at all times when the swimming pool is not in use.

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What are the pool fence and setback rules in Palmdale?

Palmdale's code: At least 5 feet tall. (Measured on the side of the fence or wall away from the pool.) (§ 8.08.330); Doors and gates must fully fill the opening and stay closed and latched when the pool is not in use. (§ 8.08.400).

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